diff --git a/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml
index 94e0ff71c..f3ac013ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ghcr_deploy.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ env:
 
 # There is a single job in this workflow. It's configured to run on the latest available version of Ubuntu.
 jobs:
+  determine-release-type:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      type_release: ${{ steps.set-release-type.outputs.type_release }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Set release type
+        id: set-release-type
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.stable }}" == "true" ]; then
+            echo "type_release=stable" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "type_release=latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
   docker-hub-deploy:
     if: github.repository == 'BerriAI/litellm'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -63,12 +75,6 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
       #
     steps:
-      - name: Set release type
-        run: |
-          if ${{ github.event.inputs.stable == 'true' }}; then
-            echo "type_release=stable" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-            echo "type_release=latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # Uses the `docker/login-action` action to log in to the Container registry registry using the account and password that will publish the packages. Once published, the packages are scoped to the account defined here.
@@ -144,12 +150,6 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write
     steps:
-      - name: Set release type
-        run: |
-          if ${{ github.event.inputs.stable == 'true' }}; then
-            echo "type_release=stable" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-            echo "type_release=latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4